Super Eagles vs Three Lions: Ola Aina opens up on dumping England for Nigeria

Nottingham Forest defender, Ola Aina has disclosed the reasons down his determination to alteration his planetary allegiance from England to Nigeria.

Having been calved successful the London Borough of Southwark 29 years agone to Nigerian parents, Aina seemed destined to correspond England’s elder team, the Three Lions.

He played for the Young Lions astatine U16, U17, U18, U19, and U20 levels, and received a call-up to the U21 broadside successful 2015.

However, with nary U21 headdress yet to beryllium earned, the erstwhile Chelsea fullback accepted an invitation to bid with the Super Eagles successful London successful March 2017.

After getting acquainted with the squad, helium made the determination to correspond Nigeria.

Due to being provisionally cap-tied to England, his power of sporting nationality required FIFA support earlier helium could marque his Super Eagles debut successful a World Cup qualifier against Zambia successful October 2017.

Aina articulated that his familial connections to Nigeria importantly influenced his prime to correspond the three-time African champions astatine the elder level, contempt having earned implicit 20 caps for the Young Lions.

“Born and raised successful London, I chose to play for Nigeria. It was simply a determination I made erstwhile I was astir 20. That’s wherever my parents are from; that...